It seems like narcissism is on the rise in this world.

Why did the narcissist bring a ladder to the bar?

To make sure they could always be on top of the conversation.

George likes his chicken spicy.

We adopted a baby from Guatemala when she was 8mos old.  Grew up to be a raging narcissist.  Multiple suicide attempts, runaway attempts, hundred of cuts on hands & legs as a coping mechanism.  Super sneaky, always something, 'fill in the blank' with some defiance against authority figures at school .... declared a trans ideology at the age of 16, & abruptly wanted he/him tags.  I could never get the pronouns right, which in turn, she reported me to the local police, for possession of a small amount of psilocybin.  Absolute nightmare, just the tip of the iceberg, could literally write a book.   Happily married 31 years.  She denounced us as parents, turns 18 in 30 days, good riddance.

@DHass22

 Yikes....Respect your honesty . I cant imagine how you and your wife must of felt many moons ago with the new baby ...its a shame what that become ... good riddance is right 

It's your own fault. Should've adopted a 'murican.

@StumpTownStu

 Oh, OK, 1st you went after 'JimmyGape', now me?  #CommonDenominatorIsYou

I didn't go after anyone. Jimmy is my Bay Area bro. I've never had beef with him. I gave him a sincere response and simply made two, very valid points.

1) We really need to move past this trend of everyone thinking they are experts on narcissism because they read some stuff online. This is a trend that started about 10 years ago, and really exploded about 5 years ago. All of a sudden everyone was using terms like "redflags" and "gaslighting". Talking about "supply". Mind you, most of these people hadn't even read any actual books. Just things online, much if which was written by regular people and not clinical psychologists. Think about it. You never here someone say, "I read a bunch of stuff and now i'm and expert on schizophrenia." "I watched some Youtube videos and now i'm an expert on bi-polar disorder." My point was simply we should leave diagnosis to the doctors.

2) It's easy to point fingers and say ones mate is so horrible "...and I did everything for them." Relationship issues are rarely on sided. As men, we often think we're flawless because we're providers. We buy them nice things. Compliment their appearance. We don't realize that we can be overbearing. Condescending. Disrespectful, etc. As men, it's our nature to control space, and no more is that true than in our homes and relationships. Sometimes, we can completely marginalize and belittle our women without even realizing it. Nobody is perfect in a relationship. And if you're claiming that, you're probably further from it than average. To build a healthy relationship, sometimes you have to start with yourself. Ask how you can be better.

Plus there's the issue of maybe valuing the wrong things, thereby setting yourself up with the wrong mates. It's hard enough with how many relationships start in the modern era. Online. So right from jump, you're responding to a facsimile of one another. An online persona. It's hard to find value and strength of character in a world so vapid. Jimmy is my dude though and I want nothing but the best for him.

@DHass22

 You, on the other hand, set yourself up for a cheap shot and I took it. You're talking about a child like a used car. "I bought this ol' beater and had full intentions of fixing her up and making her nice but it was one issue after another and she never really ran right. After years and sinking countless dollars into it I finally gave up and just junked her." "Good riddance-"

Had her since less than a year? Damn, do you consider her your kid or not? Did you even want her or did your wife pressure you to get her? Who's the real narcissist here? You were dumb enough to let an unhinged minor, who probably has deep rooted emotional trauma, know about your mushroom stash. You couldn't be an adult and keep your nose clean? Keep your partying private? I, for one, can't criticize drug use but my family has never bedn exposed to it. You talk about her pronouns in such a flippant way. I'm not gonna sit here and act like i'm all rah, rah for the alphabet mob but damn, if it's your kid, either disown them, or try to understand. Give them a modicum of respect. Much like Jimmy, look at self. Were you a good parent. Loving. Supportive? Or was it simply, "I rescued you from a hut in the jungle, and gave you nicd things. You should be more appreciative." Parenting is supposed to be selfless. And after reading your post, you made yourself an easy target. I love a challenge but that doesn't mean I pass up the easy kills.

Just swinging in the dark, couldn't be further from the truth.

It's all true. I literally just repeated the stuff you had already said.

No, what people need to do is stop pretending like you have any idea how much time I have actually devoted to learning about the topic in question.

Many people have been absolutely devastated by people with NPD. That makes them read about it and learn as much as possible. 

i think i know how this story will end

WOW.  If that’s not Donald Trump described to a T then I don’t know what else to say.  

Ok, bro.

@StumpTownStu

Figured .... "jimmy is my bay area bro", & "never had beef" .... looks like Jimmy doesn't echo the same sentiments.

Where did he deny anything I said? We are both from the Bay. We have connected on that. We're both huge Warriors fans. We've never had beef. I made a general point. Not one targeted at Jimmy. I'm %100 right that diagnosis should be left up to professionals. With that said, he is %100 right that I don't know what he's been through or what he's read. He wasn't combative with me. Wasn't looking to argue. And in the end, I wasn't trying to give him shit or be insensitive to what he's gone through. He was being the bigger man by not becoming combative. I owed to him to just drop it. I made my opinion known. No good could come out of continuing to speak on it. There still was never beef though. So why are you jumping on his meat and trying to stir beef up? Mad because I called you out? Your situation is nothing like his. He's talking about a romantic relationship. You're talking about a child you were supposed to be parenting.

@JimmyGape

 Were you dating only fans models?

one of them was actually

A lot of the others could be if they wanted

Im not sure if they know what onlyfans is

and you're still wondering why narcissism is on the rise? 

this phenomenon is something else